Power Kite

[jimi]

As an experiment for next year I've been given a power kite for Xmas


Will start with the dinghy

hope this don't happen!!!!


http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2005/kite-flying-p1.php

 

[jimi]

or this

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2005/go-fly-a-kite-p1.php

 

[bilbobaggins]

Hence "As high as a kite!"........?

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[Beadle]

what do you reckon the Edinburgh to Salisbury time of that will be?

 

[jimi]

Just over 2 hours with empty skies and a following wind ;-)

 

[longjohnsadler]

Jeez it only seems a couple of years since they gave you a hammock. Must have noticed an all-risks getout clause in the life insurance policy..

 

[longjohnsadler]

Should improve the range of the vhf as well;

'Plymouth Coastguard this is dinghy Shoughrosa over'

'Dinghy Shoughrosa this is Plymouth Coastguard. Could you confirm your position over.'

'Plymouth Coastguard this is dinghy Shoughrosa. Our position is 7 miles southwest of the Lizard, 32 knots on a northeasterly course, altitude 300 feet. Requesting permission to land at Exeter Airport..

 

[Gunfleet]

This could work well for the guys in the kayaks on another thread.

 

[jimi]

Acshully in all seriousness a mate keeps a small kite in his grab bag so if the worst happens he can draw attention to himself in his liferaft.

 

[Blueboatman]

Merry Christmas one and all.

I reckon you could have sold those to some of those poor delayed passengers forced to shack up for the night at Heathrow......

 

[Rabbie]

What amazed me was the guy up there about 100 feet and climbing, shouting 'Help!'. Now, how on earth?

 

[damo]

Most awesome use of a power kite I have seen...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rLKVx60I5BM&feature=related

 

[jimi]

Yikes ... serious adrenalin!

 

[damo]

I've watched it about 10 times now, and it still gets my heart racing and palms sweating - every time I'm sure he's going to hit an outcrop

 

[jimi]

Same here ... and when he goes over the North Face .. blinkin 'eck ..

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Seriously Jimi, what do you plan to do with it ? Is it just like a big kite and you keep your feet on the ground - all being well? !

Was at Barton on Sea walking the dogs around midday today, and there was 2 or 3 guys in those kites which lift you off hte ground and you have like a boson's chair underneath - I thought they were called paragliders

It was only light airs so they were literally jumping off the cliff then just hanging around a few metres off the ground - when they 'sailed' parallel with the cliff top, it would have been possible to walk along having a chat with them !! On a different day, I would think they are pretty hairy! Not for lightweights or the faint hearted !!

 

[jimi]

Gonna try to use it as a spinnaker!

 

[Gunfleet]

I think you'll need me on the end for that, Jim.

 

[boatmike]

Get two and you can have a pair of knickers